Happy Birthday Andrew!!!! wow! 17!

Today is Andrew's birthday!!!! I truly am having a hard time with the fact that he is 17. The fact that Ryan and Amanda have a 17 year old kid!!! The fact that time flies so fast. It seems like I was just meeting him.  This is the day we first saw him:

My heart was gone!  I am so proud of him and love him so much!!!!  So does his papa!!! Can you tell?   Here are some more pictures....

Ryan holding his son for the first time!

When they first got Sandy

Tonight we got to go with them for a family birthday dinner!  It was nice and we enjoyed ourselves so much!!!!  Here are some pictures of the dinner!

Well, I best get to bed!  I hope you all have a good night's sleep!!! And may God bless you all!!!!

Sweet birthday party!

I hurt. My body hurts and I am not sure why. Especially my back...kind of my right mid section. I thought it was from pulling clothes out of the closet repeatedly and laying them on my bed. But how many days will it hurt? It seems like I can't do anything any more without paying the price. Pain makes me a bit crabby too.  However, it doesn't have to.

I love Andrew. We had a great time talking and him playing with the cat before we all had to leave yesterday.  Then he popped his head in after dropping Jael off up the street (her and her mom are staying about 5 miles up the road) to tell us a coyote crossed in front of him on the road. That is why you have to be careful on the road out this way... we have seen coyotes, fox, bear, deer, raccoon, and even that eagle out here! There are also cougar....just haven't seen one yet. When we first moved here Patrick asked why we live in a jungle. lol! Anyway, to see Andrew change into a man for God blesses my heart beyond anything. He loves the Lord so much and wants to see everyone have an amazing relationship with Him too!!!  He is such an encouragement to me.

Yesterday we went to Makoa's bday party.  You wouldn't believe the food. Makoa's grandma is Filipino and she sure cooks up a storm! Wish I had Amanda with me! She would have loved it. (I still like Amanda's lumpia best....lol) It was just a huge buffet of food!  We only knew a few people. A few of Kevon's friends and I talked with them for a bit. Lanny got to talk with Kapono for a bit.  (Kapono is a good friend of Kevon's that is why there is a connection....and Lanny worked with Kapono so I took care of their son Makoa.....see how it all connects?) I love Angela (Kapono's wife....Makoa's mom) She is one of the sweetest people. We basically ate a bit, visited a little, I gave Makoa his presents and we left. Stayed about an hour. Only took these two pictures. Makoa was running and playing with the kids so I only got the present time with him. lol

It was nice to see the sun...but it was cold and windy!  Love the picture of Makoa. Hate the picture of me. Nice cleavage shot! Whatever. Couldn't redo it because he had to run and show his mama his motorcycle!!!! Also got him a video and candy. Papa used to always give him those mini Reece's cups. It was their thing.

We stopped at Albertson's and then came home to relax. I was so sore and tired. If it doesn't feel better in a few days I may have to go see Dr. Chun. Not that she can do anything. I need to start documenting. I don't know why I just wrote that! lol! I must still be sleepy.

I hate drama. I really do.  The older I get.. the more I hate it.  As I get older I try to stay out of other peoples business. I try not to let things affect me.  I try not to get into debates or arguments that are not worth it. I try to pick my battles carefully. But my family I will always stick up for.  I love my family.  They may not always show me or tell me how much they love me but I'd like to believe they still do. I'd like to believe they would be there if I needed them as I would be for them. There is such a fine line between interfering and helping.  I have crossed the line in the pass and try not to do it anymore. Even with my grandchildren. I listen more and advise less. Many times it is all they need. Not someone to champion for them....but someone to listen and stand behind them....not in front of them.  I will always have their backs. However.... I think I will take the day off from texts and drama and stuff.....

I hope you have a wonderful Monday and just sit back and not let things get to you! You on board?  xoxo

Posting again?

I am posting two days in a row!!!! Can you believe it?  I still don't have a lot to say but feeling a post comin' on. haha!

Last night Andrew spent the night.  He woke me up and we talked for a long time. It was nice to just sit and hear his heart.  I love that boy. He loves the Lord so much and has such a concern for others!!!!  It amazes me the depth of his love and caring.  I am so proud of the man he is becoming and how he listens to the Lord.  Last night him and Jael were going to bust into North Kitsap's Tolo.  We didn't get into what happened during our talk, but needless to say the plan didn't work. But they sure looked smashing!

The birthday background is for several birthday's!!!!
Makoa's birthday is Tuesday and he will be 4!!!

Andrew's is Thursday and he will be 17!!!

And Lauren's is Saturday and she will be 10!!!

A great week coming up!!!!

Today is Makoa's party. I want to go so bad but my back is killing me! I am so torn.... I should just suck it up and go.  It won't kill me. Yesterday I pulled alot of clothes out of the closet and divided keep and charity piles and I overdid it.... again.  I thought the shower would help this morning but it didn't. I will probably take some ibuprofen and go.  None of the grandkids are going this year. Well, only Andrew, Dylan, Lauren and Maddie really know Makoa. Maddie and Lauren have softball tryouts today. Andrew is working. Not sure about Dylan....but how many high schoolers want to go to a 4 year old's birthday party.  Of course, it isn't really like a toddler party. It is tons of Filipino food and tons of adults. I know Lanny really wants to see Kapono and another guy he worked with, Namon. I just talked myself into going. lol! I haven't gotten Makoa a gift yet. I think we will give him money....lots of dollar bills is exciting for a 4 year old. We'll see.
I need to get out of this house anyway.

I am a recipe addict right now.  I keep posting new ones on our recipe site.  A while ago I kept posting them on Facebook. Amanda threatened to unfriend me if I kept posting them. lol!!!!  I am going to try some and some of them are freezable.

Well, Andrew got up and we made chocolate chip waffles!!! Now we have to be at the birthday party in 15 minutes so I gotta run!!!! Have a great Sunday!

cleaning, conversations, closets and cooking

Saturday's are nice. Really they are. But it is raining today. Surprise, surprise! It is Seattle after all!  A few minutes from now it will be sunny!

Rain really doesn't bother me.  I actually love it!  It doesn't get old too often. I grew up here so I am used to it. It is just the way it is!

It has been an interesting week.  No, not really. Kind of a boring week.  Cleaning house.  They have been putting a new fire hydrant down on the corner so two days in a row they shut off our water.  Then the water was all gross when we turned it on. yuk.  We need to pump our septic tank. We haven't since we moved in...and we are overdue.  Seems like every time you think you have a few bucks ahead and something comes up!  But I did get exciting news about getting the cat immunized. PetSmart has an organization come around and we can get shots for about $10 each rather than almost $200! Big difference. Always looking for ways to save money.

That cat....don't know if it is worth it. He doesn't like me. I call him Major Payne. Kitkat is such a sweet name.  This cat is not sweet. Except to maybe Papa and Lauren. Lauren can pick her up and rock her and kiss on her etc.... the cat does nothing. I pick up the cat to pet or hold her and he will bite on me. He doesn't hurt me but he is showing me he doesn't like me.  So I don't like him much. Not true. I love all animals. I guess it just bothers me. He chases me, he jumps me for no reason. Oh well.

Talked to Kevon for quite awhile today.  I love him. He makes me laugh. He takes time just to talk with me.  He's a good son.  We don't always agree on everything, but we never argue and mostly we laugh.  He is funny and he cares about his mama and her feelings.

I guess I don't have much to say.  Cleaned out my closet some....went through clothes I don't want anymore.

I posted some recipe's on the family recipe sites.  I love recipe's can't wait to try these next month!

I will close with a few pictures I am borrowing from facebook. One Karla posted today of Maddie:

And this one is one Amanda posted of Lauren:

I think it was ok to take these because the girls don't look at my blog anyways. I don't think any of my kids do except Heather.  I was surprised when my sister, Libby, called and she had been reading my blog. That was nice. No one sends pictures to each other anymore. They just post them on facebook and then we take them. I guess that is how it works. lol!
Have a great weekend!